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April 17, 2012

Credit union sponsors free ‘shred days’ in May

In an ongoing effort to help people protect their personal information, Lacamas Community Credit Union is sponsoring two free shred day events in May. The Vancouver area Shred Day will be Saturday, May 5, at LCCU's Terrace Branch, 19200 S.E. 31st St., in Camas, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Skamania County Shred Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Stevenson Branch, 147 S.W. First St., in Stevenson. Both events are free and open to the public.

April 17, 2012

New employees join Skamania Lodge team

Skamania Lodge recently added two new employees to its executive team. Todd Gillespie has assumed the role of director of sales and marketing, while Karlyn Dewald is the new revenue management director.

April 17, 2012
Dave and Becky Dotson, and their son David Jr., enjoy playing with Legos at their new store in Washougal, Hero Support. The business, which opened today, buys, sells and trades Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic: The Gathering cards, and sells role playing games and Star Wars, Simpsons and Avengers collectible figures.

Game and toy store opens in Washougal

Dave and Becky Dotson, of Washougal, are very excited to own a game, card and toy store in their hometown. The Dotsons opened Hero Support today. "It's been a work-in-progress for about 2 1/2 months," Dave said. That process included renovating the former County Communications space with new flooring and paint, and the water fountain feature outside has been repaired. "It was the right time and the right opportunity," Dave said. "The building became available for lease four or five months ago."

April 10, 2012

Credit union organizes financial seminars

Lacamas Community Credit Union will host two financial education seminars in May. A seminar on "Social Security and Your Retirement," hosted by Lacamas Insurance & Investments, is set for Tuesday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m., at the Camas Public Library, 625 N.E. Fourth Ave.

April 10, 2012

Glamour photos will be taken at Deja Vu Camas

The next "Wild Wednesday" at Deja Vu Camas will feature glamour shots. Kate Singh, from Aveum Images, will be available April 18, to take "Look Like a Movie Star" photos from 5 to 7 p.m.

March 13, 2012

Camas Farmer’s Market earns New Seasons grant

The Camas Farmer's Market was one of 29 non-profit organizations to recently receive a grant from New Seasons Market. According to Camas Farmer's Market board member Carrie Schulstad, the $2,000 grant will be used as matching funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, in an effort to increase access to fresh, healthy foods for low-income families receiving assistance. It would be the first S.N.A.P. match program in Clark County. The S.N.A.P. program allows consumers to purchase farmers market items with electronic benefit transfer cards. According to the grant application, the project would provide matching S.N.A.P. tokens up to $5 per week for an average of 15 S.N.A.P. customers per week during each of the 18 weeks of the Camas Farmer's Market season.

March 13, 2012
Rand Thornsley hopes more people will view movies at the Liberty Theatre, in downtown Camas. Thornsley, managing director of Rootstock Capital Management, LLC., signed a five-year lease on the theater in January 2011. Green lights have been added to the theater's entryway this month, to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Anniversary festivities are scheduled for this week.

Liberty Theatre will celebrate anniversary this week with sing-a-longs

The audience will be invited to participate as the Liberty Theatre celebrates its first anniversary, under the ownership of Rand Thornsley. He signed a five-year lease on the theater in January 2011. A sing-along version of "Hairspray" will be shown Friday and Saturday, at 5:30 p.m. The 2007 movie featured John Travolta, Nikki Blonskey and Queen Latifah. It is rated PG for language, some suggestive content and momentary teen smoking.